Manure distributer



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V. M. SNOW.

' MANURE DISTRIBUTER. No. 287,735. Patented Oct. 30, 1883.

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.v. M. SNOW.- MANURE DISTRIBUTER.

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VICTOR M. SNOYV, OF OASHVILLE, SOUTH CAROLINA.

MANURE-DlST RlBUTE R.

' sPEc'IrrcA'rroN forming part of Letters Patent no. 287,735, datedOctober so, 1883.

' l Application filed June 20, 1583.- (No model.)

T0 aZZ whom it may concern.-

Be it known thatI, VIc'roR M. SNow, of Oashville, in the county ofSpartanburg and. State of South Carolina, have invented certain new anduseful Improvements in Manure-Distributers; and I do hereby declare thefollowing to be a full, clear,'and exact description of the invention,such as will enable othersv skilled in the art to which it pertains tomake and use it, reference being'had to the accompanying drawings, whichform part of this specification.

. My invention relatesto an improvement in manure distributers; and itconsists in the combination of a suitable bed which is placed upon thebolsters of a common wagon, a suitable operating mechanism for dividingup the manure as the flexible bottom of the bed is are connectedtogether by a connecting-rod, and dogs which operate a windlass, wherebythe bottom of the bed is moved backward for the purpose of dropping themanure upon the ground, all of which will be more fully describedhereinafter.

The object of my invention is to provide a machine which will distributeor broadcast manures and fertilizers of all kinds over the field as thewagon is drawn along.

' or fertilizer to move more readily toward the Figures 1 and 2 are sideelevations of my invention taken from opposite sides. Fig. 3 is a planview. Fig. 4c is a rear view.

A represents an inclined bed or frame, which is placed upon the-bolstersof a wagon. bed proper may be mounted upon the frame Bsuch .as is hereshown, or any other that may be preferred the object being to give thebed such an incline as will cause the manure rear end of the bed for thepurpose of being distributed upon the ground. The bottom C of this bedis made of a series of bars or slats which are connected together bymeans of chains, the slats being shouldered and slipped into every otherlink and jointed. The front end of this bottomO is connected to theboard E, which forms the front end of the bed, and

to this board is attached achain,wire,or cord, F, which has its frontend wrapped around the windlass G. When this Windlass is turned in theproper direction,the cord, wire, or chain -F is made to draw theiieXible bottom 0 for- The ward, in position ready to have the bedloaded. Attached to the rear end of this flexible bottom 0 is a secondcord, wire, or chain, H, which passes over a suitable pulley at therearend of the frame, and then forward to a shaft or Windlass, J, in thefront end of the frame,

upon which the bed is placed. When this Windlass or shaft is turned inthe proper position by the mechanism, which will be more fully describedhereinafter, the flexible bed 0 is moved backward over the end of theframe, and the manure or fertilizer placed upon the bed is dropped uponthe ground'where it is intended to broadcast the manure or fertilizer;but when intended to be planted in hills or drillsthe manure orfertilizer drops in suitable troughs or guides,which conduct it to thedesired position. p

In order to break up the manure or fertilizer and scatter it evenly overthe end of the frame,

and thus distribute it evenly over the ground,

there is journaled upon the top of the rear end of the bed the toothedshaft L. The teeth projecting from this shaft are long enough to justabout touch the bed, and they serve to help not only to evenlydistribute the manure or fer tilizer, but to help move it from off theend of the bottom 0. This'shaft receives its motion from a pinion,clutch," or any other suitable device, N, which is journaled upon theOpen ating-lever O, and which meshes at its lower end with a gear-wheel,I. This wheel may be attached directly to the hub of the drivingwheel,or operated in any other manner that may be preferred. By placing thepinion upon the operating-lever this pinion can be read-- ily moved backand forth, so as to connect or disconnect the toothed shaft with thedrivingpower. As long as the operator is driving to the field the pinionwill be so moved that the toothed shaft will remain stationary; but assoon as the wagon gets into position for dis-,

connecting-rod R. The front end of this rod R is fastened to the upperend of the lever S, which is provided with the two dogs T. These dogsare placed upon opposite sides of the fulcrum of the operating-lever,and hence they are made to move forward alternately, and thus impart aconstant forward movement to the ratchet-wheel U, which is placed uponthe end of the Windlass or shaft J. As the machine moves along over thefield the toothed shaft keeps the dogs or pawls constantly in motion,and in causing the Windlass or shaft to revolve the endless bottom 0 iscaused to move the manure or fertilizer toward the rear end of the bed.After the manure or fertilizer has been distributed and it is desired todraw the bottom back into position, the two dogs must be elevated out ofcontact with the ratchetwheel, and the Windlass G upon the VICTORMANNING snow.

\Vitncsses:

Gno. B. ANDERSON, A. H. DONALDSON.

